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I think the most significant gain made here is not speed but power consumption. On http://www.dwavesys.com/d-wave-two-system http://www.dwavesys.com/d-wave-two
by Beltiras 11y ago
I think the most significant gain made here is not speed but power consumption. On http://www.dwavesys.com/d-wave-two-system http://www.dwavesys.com/d-wave-two-system they compare a supercomputer using almost 2 gW while 2X uses 27 kW when you factor in "the fridge". I don't know if that's an apples-2-apples comparison, hoping the supercomputer is set up to solve comparable problems. If I am understanding this properly they have a great product on their hands and a great deal of units to make.
- sbierwagen 11y agoOn http://www.dwavesys.com/d-wave-two-system they compare a supercomputer using almost 2 gW while 2X uses 27 kW when you factor in "the fridge". Megawatts, not gigawatts. A gigawatt is a thousand times larger than a megawatt, and a million times larger than a kilowatt. A two gigawatt computer would consume the entire output of a large coal power station, such as https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_City_Generating_Station https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homer_City_Generating_Station
- Beltiras 11y agoOuch, mybad there, brainfart (and can't edit anymore :( )